Samuel HEATHER was born at St.Pauls Cray, Kent, England on 17 May 1795. The son of Robert HEATHER (1758-1837) and Charity Williams AKA Timmins (1745-1815). He was arrested at age 22 for stealing two fowls and tried for Larceny at Maidstone Kent in 1817 and sentenced to seven years transportation. He was placed onboard the ship Morley which left Downs on 18 July 1818 and arrived at Sydney Cove on 7 November 1818. Samuel Received his Certificate of Freedom on the 20 January 1825. He received a grant of land and began farming at Cornwallis on the Hawkesbury where also his uncle Thomas 1764 and cousins Thomas b:1800 Robert b:1795 and Charles b:1800 were also farming.IN Newcastle on 15 February 1828 Samuel married Mary Hedges alias DONOVAN a convict from Cork in Ireland.
The children from this marriage were:-
Sarah EATHER b:22 April 1828 at Wollombi d:27 April 1919 at Jerry's Plains Sarah married John FRITH (1810-1859) on the 5 April 1847 Next Sarah married Henry Hugh TUDOR (1819-1872) on 5 August 1861.
Mary Eather b:19 November 1830 Wollombi d:10 December 1913 at Dubbo. Mary married William THORLEY (1825-1901)on 21 July 1844 at Mt.Thorley, Singleton.
Robert EATHER b:22 January 1832 Wollombi d:13 August 1897 Muswellbrook. Robert married Mary CURTIS (1853-1887)on 18 July 1870 at Holy Trinity Church Dubbo.
Samuel EATHER b:17 October 1834 Warkworth d:19 July 1894,at Narrabri. Samuel married Elizabeth GILES (1845-1954) on 14 December 1816 at Wee Waa.
Hannah EATHER b:17 March 1836 at Warkworth d:16 June 1918 at Moree. Hannah married Thomas PITTMAN (1831-1910) on the 27 November 1854 at Warkworth.
Charlotte EATHER b:1838 d:8 September 1922 at Merriwa. Charlotte married Henry PITTMAN (1827-1916)on the 20 January 1852 at Warkworth.
Elizabeth EATHER b:3 April 1840 at Bulga d:1 December 1903at Mortlake. Elizabeth married Samuel WALLACE (1822-1867)on 1 March 1858 at Patricks Plain. Elizabeth next married Peter HORNERY(1838-1902)on 7 July 1869 at Singleton.
Thomas Eather b:1843 after Samuel's death father unknown was brought up as the son of Samuel
The Name HEATHER gradually changed to Eather in this family between 1828 and 1843 and after 1843 all were known as EATHER